[treva_mr2]

I'm in the final steps of competing my 2GR swap. Figured I'd document it here

69k mile 2008 Camry 2GR. Came with the wiring harness, but it was cut. $1080
Was missing an idler pulley $30

Wrinkle painted the valve covers $14

Ported the lower intake. New gaskets $18
Scored a berk exhaust for $150 with a dent

Metal VVT line $24

1GR ac compressor $250
TCS AC lines black friday sale $115
Serp belt $25

Fidanza flywheel $300
ACT Hybrid Clutch $130
Ebay Pressure Plate $66
OEM Flywheel bolts $14
Pressure plate bolts $9
Throw out bearing $32

Rat 2 mount $165

IS250 intake $50

Chevy cruze expansion tank $20
Bracket $7

3 pin coolant sensor $10
Coolant tee $8
Passenger coolant hose $13
Driver side hose $18

FMW ECU $550
ECU small plug $20
DBW cable $20
Coolant pllug $8
Denso O2 sensors $140

OEM Style rear exhausts $315

Camry Y Pipe $146

Earls fuel hose $30
Wilhelm Fitting $15
Bosch FPR $20
Radium housing $66
Filter $6
AN fittings $12
USMW Fuel pump $50

This puts me at $3950
It'll be raining the next 2 days so I can't put the motor in the car yet.
I got more little things to buy. My front mount is broken so thats another $40, and fluids and stuff too should put be a bit over $4000

Feel free to give me sh!t over the Rat2 mount, is250 intake, and T pipe exhaust, I've already heard it all from the FMW discord lollll

 

[merryfrankster]

Nice work.

 

[treva_mr2]

Nice work.

Thanks, I’ve read up on your swap a lot. 8000rpm is crazy!

 

[mtang65]

I'm in the final steps of competing my 2GR swap. Figured I'd document it here

View attachment 86268
69k mile 2008 Camry 2GR. Came with the wiring harness, but it was cut. $1080
Was missing an idler pulley $30

View attachment 86269
Wrinkle painted the valve covers $14

Ported the lower intake. New gaskets $18
Scored a berk exhaust for $150 with a dent

Metal VVT line $24

1GR ac compressor $250
TCS AC lines black friday sale $115
Serp belt $25

Fidanza flywheel $300
ACT Hybrid Clutch $130
Ebay Pressure Plate $66
OEM Flywheel bolts $14
Pressure plate bolts $9
Throw out bearing $32
View attachment 86270
Rat 2 mount $165
View attachment 86271

IS250 intake $50
View attachment 86272

Chevy cruze expansion tank $20
Bracket $7
View attachment 86273
3 pin coolant sensor $10
Coolant tee $8
Passenger coolant hose $13
Driver side hose $18

FMW ECU $550
ECU small plug $20
DBW cable $20
Coolant pllug $8
Denso O2 sensors $140

OEM Style rear exhausts $315
View attachment 86274
View attachment 86275

Camry Y Pipe $146
View attachment 86276
Earls fuel hose $30
Wilhelm Fitting $15
Bosch FPR $20
Radium housing $66
Filter $6
AN fittings $12
USMW Fuel pump $50
View attachment 86277

This puts me at $3950
It'll be raining the next 2 days so I can't put the motor in the car yet.
I got more little things to buy. My front mount is broken so thats another $40, and fluids and stuff too should put be a bit over $4000

Feel free to give me sh!t over the Rat2 mount, is250 intake, and T pipe exhaust, I've already heard it all from the FMW discord lollll

So far so good but I’d skip Starbucks for a month and splurge on a good sets of headers and Y pipe.
Goood job on report on your build.

 

[xxxboosted2xxx]

FMW?

Im not giving crap for anything that Im seeing here. Well done, low budget 2GR swap - I dig it and makes me think MORE about one if/when something happens with my gen3.

 

[treva_mr2]

So far so good but I’d skip Starbucks for a month and splurge on a good sets of headers and Y pipe.
Goood job on report on your build.

I don’t spend $1500 a month on starbucks 😭 but it’s definitely on the upgrade list down the line. Honestly I’d be happy with 250-260whp. T pipe keeps the power low and my s54 safe 😂

 

[treva_mr2]

FMW?

Im not giving crap for anything that Im seeing here. Well done, low budget 2GR swap - I dig it and makes me think MORE about one if/when something happens with my gen3.

yeah getting frankenstein motor works and tcs parts will add like $2500 to the total, maybe another $1k if I don’t do the wiring myself. At most that will get me like 50-60hp which I don’t think is worth it, but if anything I’ll buy his $175 intake pipe if my fuel trims are off

 

[xxxboosted2xxx]

Ah I gotcha, keep posting updates
Did you pressure wash the block?

 

[merryfrankster]

Thanks, I’ve read up on your swap a lot. 8000rpm is crazy!

8400 now.

 

[merryfrankster]

yeah getting frankenstein motor works and tcs parts will add like $2500 to the total, maybe another $1k if I don’t do the wiring myself. At most that will get me like 50-60hp which I don’t think is worth it, but if anything I’ll buy his $175 intake pipe if my fuel trims are off

You can monkey with the fuel pressure to fix fuel trims sort of. See how you do.

 

[mtang65]

I don’t spend $1500 a month on starbucks 😭 but it’s definitely on the upgrade list down the line. Honestly I’d be happy with 250-260whp. T pipe keeps the power low and my s54 safe 😂

I see. Well good job on your built.

 

[Eloquaint]

I love to see someone with a project where they refuse to take no for an answer.
Any plans to mitigate oil starvation? Now's the time to do it.

 

[treva_mr2]

I love to see someone with a project where they refuse to take no for an answer.
Any plans to mitigate oil starvation? Now's the time to do it.

They say it’s not as bad as the older v6. if anything i’ll overfill half a quart and run a catch can. That should be easy to do after

 

[ztarchitecht]

Yeah the 2GR is a dry sump compared to the MZs. So much better setup. Wilhelm baffle works well if you need more. Easy install.

 

[treva_mr2]

More progress made, got the flywheel mounted and torqued down. Instead of running a helicoil into the top right hole, I just ran a 1/2" tap and i'm running a 1/2" bolt. Much simpler this way.

If anyone else is trying to run a 91 s54 trans, you gotta open up this hole above the clutch slave. The 5s uses an m10, the 2gr uses an m12. I didn't see this mentioned anywhere

 

[02341360]

Awesome work. Are those cats in the headers? It will smell much better!

 

[treva_mr2]

Engine is finally installed, took me and my dad about 40 minutes

Gates 21760 works perfectly as the driver side hose. No need to extend the end just trim about 3.5 inches off

Chevy Cruze Coolant Reservoir mocked up. Looks very OEM

Wish me luck on the wiring :///

 

[treva_mr2]

Awesome work. Are those cats in the headers? It will smell much better!

Yes, not carb legal unfortunately but they'll do the job

 

[xxxboosted2xxx]

Question for you and others with a V6 in them - how hard to access spark plugs on the 'rear' bank of cylinders?

 

[treva_mr2]

Question for you and others with a V6 in them - how hard to access spark plugs on the 'rear' bank of cylinders?

looks easy. skip to 17:23 on this vid